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noun • the act of slowing down or falling behind • the time between one event, process, or period and another • one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket verb • hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. • lock up or confine, in or as in a jail • throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins • cover with lagging to prevent heat loss | ||||
| 36% | 5 | Groove in a barrel stave | ||
noun • A groove at the ends of the staves of a barrel into which the edge of the head is fitted. • A cooper's tool for making these grooves. | ||||
| 36% | 4 | From “small bay”, word for a barrel stave, crinoline band, croquet arch, earring or other circle of metal | ||
noun • a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt • a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling • a small arch used as croquet equipment • horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball verb • bind or fasten with a hoop | ||||
Barrel Stave
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| New York Times20 Nov 1992 | Down 1 | |
| New York Times22 Mar 1991 | Across 36 | |
| New York Times20 Feb 1978 | Down 21 | |
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1 | "Bottom-of-the-barrel barrel prices! Buy today!"
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2 | From “small bay”, word for a barrel stave, crinoline band, croquet arch, earring or other circle of metal
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3 | Groove in a barrel stave
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19 Aug 1976 | New York Times / 19 Aug 1976 |
4 | Implement for forming the groove on a barrel stave | |
5 | Stave off
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19 Jul 1977 | New York Times / 19 Jul 1977 |
6 | Tool used to cut a groove in the edge of a barrel stave | |
7 | Word for a delay; a falling behind; a curved stave of a barrel; pipe insulation; or, slang for a convict
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